come out of the dark

devon // 25+ //she / her // est //semi selective

[devcnwrites]

*dramatic sigh* i miss writing

[devcnwrites]

“you are kidding me.” adam grits his teeth, fanning himself with a gathered stack of papers. he and leo are in their apartment, amidst the biggest heat wave new york city has seen in a while. and now - now, of all times-- there is something he can’t fix. he smacks his fist against their now busted air conditioner. it’s lasted them since before they moved into this building. and now....now he’s worried they might melt into a puddle.

he walks out to the kitchen, desperate for an ice pack in the freezer. “bad news. the air conditioner’s on the fritz.” he calls out apologetically to leo, whom he knows is exchanging furious texts with alex as they wallow in the same misery. “wanna go get some ice cream with me? at least it’s only a couple hundred feet away.” // @loveforsale​

[devcnwrites]

time was a strange concept. two years had gone by since all the drama between hannah and avery -- not to mention the cracks it had caused within their friend group. things were good. she had stopped working for her dad, having saved enough to figure out what she really wanted to do and spread her wings, so to speak. despite all the change, avery was constant. hannah had been scared by all the change - she adjusted well, but deep down, a part of her always analyzed and searched for the worst outcomes. having her best friend there despite everything made things a hell of a lot easier. there was a period of time where, eventually, she and avery had been involved with other people. but strangely, for hannah, the few relationships that she did have all ended for a similar reason. she might as well have had a neon sign on her forehead claiming that her heart wasn’t all the way in it. maybe that was true, in a sense. but eventually, maybe the reason was less of a why and more of a who.

the realization struck her on one particular evening when avery was at her apartment for dinner. as hannah watched the sponge glide against one of the dirty dishes, she bit her lip, practically getting lost in thought until she heard avery’s voice. “huh? sorry.” she smiled apologetically, then decided to gently approach what had been bothering her. “do you think it’s weird that neither of us have really held onto a relationship for a while? like -- are we waiting for the other shoe to drop? i just...I’ve never really thought about it until meredith brought it up the other day. ‘cause we’ve both been happy. and then we’re not.” she shrugged, heaving a sigh and turning away. “please ignore me. meredith doesn’t have to be right about everything.” // @loveforsale​

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[devcnwrites]

HIII i’m alive i promise. <3

[kuzcosources]

roadtrip sentence starters!

Pronouns / context can be changed as you see fit.

‘ _______ is absolute dogshit at reading maps. ’

‘ why don’t we just use a GPS or someone’s phone? ’

‘ quit hogging the charger, _______. it’s my turn, and my phone is on 13%. ’

‘ can you move your seat up? ’

‘ seriously _______. move the seat up or i will move it for you. ’

‘ do i have to pull this car over? ’

‘ i spy with my little eye… something blue! ’

‘ punch buggy! ’

‘ stop hitting me! i’m not playing this game with you! ’

‘ i swear i saw a rat in that gas station bathroom. ’

‘ you all can get ONE snack while we’re here. ’

‘ no, _______, you cannot have a redbull. you know what that does to you. ’

‘ turn your music down, ______. i can hear it through your headphones! ’

‘ wake me up when we hit the next pit stop. ’

‘ driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his/her/their cakehole. ’ 

‘ i think i’m gonna be sick, pull over! ’

‘ stop putting trash in my mouth while i’m sleeping! I could’ve choked! ’

‘ ooh! Let’s go see The World’s Biggest Wad of Gum! ’

‘ i love going to tourist traps. the look of disappointment on everyone’s faces is worth it. ’

‘ if you have to go that bad, just pee in a bottle or something. ’

‘ don’t look at me like that! ’

‘ ________, ________ won’t stop making weird faces! ’

‘ damn, i spilled soda all over myself again. ’

‘ who farted?! ’

[all-tings-gubler]

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[yoonzinoswife]

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[leneemusing]

EMOTIONALLY CHARGED SENTENCES STARTERS

❝  i need you.  don’t you get that?  ❞

❝  i’m right here.  i’m always here right in front of you but you never see me!  ❞

❝  you’re my person.  ❞

❝  no,  i don’t wanna have to talk to anyone else right now.  i just want you.  ❞

❝  i know you’re busy and i don’t want to bother you i just—  can i just sit here with you while you work?  ❞

❝  are we okay?  ❞

❝  honestly,  i’m always there.  in my head.  the scars on my body might’ve healed but i never really walked away from it.  ❞

❝  do you want me to make the others leave?  or we could go,  get some fresh air.   ❞

❝  look i’m not coddling you,  i’m just trying to help.  i wanna take care of you cause i,  you know— care about you.  ❞

❝  alright,  here’s your coffee.  are you ready to talk or should i find something to ramble about for a few minutes?  ❞

❝  eventually,  you just gotta learn to let go of the past.  it’s always gonna hurt,  but you can choose when to start focusing on something other than the pain.  ❞

❝  hey,  just breathe.  look at me— look at me.  in and out.  breathe with me okay?  ❞

❝  keep your eyes on me—  just focus on me.  we’re gonna be okay.  ❞

❝  no,  i’m not okay.  nothing is okay.  it never is.  but that’s just how i function most days.  so i’ll be fine.  ❞

❝  i’m not gonna pretend anymore.  i’m still fucked up from it all and i don’t know when it gets better.  ❞

❝  if you keep waiting until you’re done ‘working on yourself’ before you let yourself be with the person you love,  you’re never gonna be with them.  and they’ll find someone else who is brave enough to give them a chance to love them exactly how they already are.  ❞

❝  why do you stick around?  what is it you think you see in me?  ❞

❝  not everything needs an explanation.  i care about you.  i don’t have to sit here and figure out why.  i just do.  so maybe you should try just accepting it too.  ❞

❝  i don’t need your permission to fall in love with you.  you don’t gotta love me back,  but it isn’t gonna stop me from being here when you need someone.  ❞

❝  you love me too much.  i know how that sounds but—  fucking hell.  you shouldn’t care that much about someone like me.  ❞

❝  i don’t care if loving you hurts me.  the world already has enough pain to dole out for no reason,  at least i’ll have gotten these scars from something beautiful.  ❞

❝  if people can hate for no reason,  than i can love for no reason too.  ❞

❝  one day you’re gonna need me and i’m not gonna be there to fix it.  ❞

❝  no,  i can’t fix everything for you this time.  it’s your mess.  clean it up.  ❞

❝  i dunno who taught you that love comes with conditions and limitations,  but mine doesn’t.  not when it’s you.  ❞

❝  i don’t know how to ask for help i just— i’ve never had anyone to ask for help from before.  so…this is me trying i guess.  i need it and i’m afraid to ask for it.  that’s the best i can do.  ❞

[leneemusing]

STAYING THE NIGHT PROMPTS

❝  don’t be ridiculous,  there’s enough room on this bed for both of us. ❞ 

❝  please stay.  i don’t think i can be alone tonight.  ❞

❝  i’m staying,  okay?  you don’t have to be alone tonight. ❞

❝  you shouldn’t be alone right now.  i’ll take the couch,  it’ll be fine.  ❞

❝  will you sleep with me?  i know how that sounds i just mean—  i feel safe when you’re there.  ❞

❝  i’ll be here the whole night okay?  nothing will get to you while i’m here.  ❞

❝  wait— have you been here all night?  ❞

❝  i thought you went home after i went to bed.  you didn’t have to do that— you could’ve at least joined me in bed that couch is shit for sleeping on.  ❞

❝  can i stay with you tonight?  i don’t wanna go home yet.  ❞

❝  it’s late,  you might as well just stay here.  ❞

❝  can you just…stay here?  and hold me.  ❞

❝  i know this might sound weird but,  do you wanna stay over?  i guess ‘sleepover’ sounds kind of childish but.  i think it’d be nice.  ❞

❝  i’m not expecting anything,  i just,  thought it’d be nice to keep you company tonight. ❞

❝  i don’t have nightmares when you’re there.  ❞

❝  i get you’re doing the whole protective thing— and i appreciate it.  i do,  but there’s no reason for you to stay awake all night.  might as well come to bed.  ❞

❝  thank you for staying.  it just gets so lonely at night sometimes.  ❞

❝  i don’t want you to be alone tonight and honestly,  i don’t really wanna be alone either.  ❞

❝  do you wanna stay with me tonight?  ❞

❝  stay,  please.  ❞

❝  i’ll stay.  ❞

❝  i’m staying.  ❞

❝  i’m staying.  end of discussion.  you gotta learn to let people take care of you.  ❞

❝  i’m not ready to say goodbye yet.  ❞

❝  i don’t wanna have to say goodnight.  ❞

❝  honestly i can’t sleep,  so if you wanna stay up with me?  ❞

❝  i don’t sleep a lot either these days.  we can be insomniacs together.  ❞

❝  well,  i can think of some ways to wear you out.  ❞

❝  if you can’t sleep,  there are other things we could do.  ❞

❝  i’d rather fuck than stare at the ceiling counting sheep to be honest.  ❞

❝  it doesn’t have to mean anything,  i just don’t wanna feel lonely tonight.  and i want to feel good for once.  ❞

❝  please don’t go—  i need.  i need someone—  i need you.  ❞

❝  the night doesn’t have to end here,  you know.  ❞

❝  i like it when you’re here.  so stay.  please?  ❞

❝  you’re just as lonely as i am.  might as well be lonely together.  ❞

❝  you can stay but i’m not letting you sleep on that couch.  ❞

❝  chivalry is overrated,  get in my bed.  ❞

❝  you’re clearly exhausted.  you can go in the morning.  ❞

❝  you don’t have to pretend to be fine,  if you need me to stay i will.  ❞

❝  when i said i wanted everyone to leave me alone i didn’t mean you.  i can’t handle everyone else right now but you…you’re different.  ❞

❝  you need someone right now.  and i’m the one that’s here.  let me be what you need.  ❞

SCENARIOS

[ GUARDED ]  sender insists on staying the night to keep watch over receiver who has been in some kind of danger. 

[ GUARDING ]  receiver insists on staying the night to keep watch over sender who has been in some kind of danger. 

[ UNEXPECTED ]  one muse stays the night to keep an eye on the other after something traumatic and they end up having comfort sex.

[ CONSOLE ]  sender asks receiver to stay the night because they don’t want to be alone and they end up cuddling.  

[ CONSOLED ]  receiver asks sender to stay the night because they don’t want to be alone and they end up cuddling. 

[ ACCIDENT ]  sender winds up staying at receiver’s house all night because receiver fell asleep against them/in their lap and they didn’t have the heart to wake them. 

[ UNPLANNED ]  receiver winds up staying at sender’s house all night because sender fell asleep against them/in their lap and they didn’t have the heart to wake them. 

[ STAY ]  sender is carrying receiver to bed because they fell asleep somewhere else but when they start to walk away,  receiver grabs their hand so sender joins them in bed. 

[ STAYING ]  receiver is carrying sender to bed because they fell asleep somewhere else but when they start to walk away,  sender grabs their hand so receiver joins them in bed. 

[ APPROACHED ]  sender is staying with receiver for safety and asks if they can sleep in their bed with them. 

[ APPROACH ]  receiver is staying with sender for safety and asks if they can sleep in their bed with them. 

[ SHARE ]  sender is unexpectedly staying with receiver overnight,  receiver insisted sender sleep on the bed while they take the floor but sender winds up insisting they join them in bed. 

[ SHARED ]  receiver is unexpectedly staying with sender overnight,  sender insisted receiver sleep on the bed while they take the floor but receiver winds up insisting they join them in bed. 

[ FOUND ]  sender is staying with receiver who had them take the bed while receiver takes the couch.  in the middle of the night,  sender goes out to join receiver on the couch because they don’t want to sleep alone. 

[ FIND ]  receiver is staying with sender who had them take the bed while sender takes the couch.  in the middle of the night,  receiver goes out to join sender on the couch because they don’t want to sleep alone. 

[ DISCOVERED ]  receiver wakes up in the morning to find sender asleep on their couch because sender was watching over them. 

[ HAVEN ]  receiver wakes up in the morning to find sender asleep on their couch because sender felt safer with them. 

[ WEARY ]  sender cries themselves to sleep in receiver’s arms. 

[ TIRED ]  receiver cries themselves to sleep in sender’s arms. 

[ PROPOSITION ]  one or both muse(s) are having trouble sleeping so they have sex to pass the time. 

[ PURPOSE ]  one muse can’t sleep so the other initiates sex to wear them out. 

[ TRAPPED ]  one muse ends up staying the night with the other due to a storm. 

[ KEEP ]  sender fell asleep on receiver and when receiver tries to get up,  sender whines so they stay put.  

[leneemusing]

IT’S  ALL  ABOUT  THE  YEARNING 

❝  you need someone.  let me be that person.  let me be what you need.  ❞

❝  look,  i dunno if i’m the kind of person you need or even want right now.  but i’m looking around and i’m the only one who’s here.  ❞

❝  i never realized how much i needed you until you were the one person who wasn’t there.  ❞

❝  you asked me once,  if i would ever take a chance on us…maybe that ship sailed.  but.  ask me again?  sometime— doesn’t have to be today.  maybe tomorrow just.  ask me again.  ❞

❝  i know i can’t protect you from everything,  but i wish you’d let me protect you from the things i can control.  ❞

❝  i used to have so much faith.  maybe not in deities or something but,  in the world.  the universe.  i believed their was a purpose to it all.  i’m not sure when i lost that.  ❞

❝  have you ever had something…missing?  like something just doesn’t feel right inside you but you don’t know what it is.  ❞

❝  sometimes,  i just need the world to be beautiful.  i know how dark and ugly it can be but i just want to see something good and focus only on it for a few minutes.  ❞

❝  i was sort’ve hoping you needed me.  is that selfish?  ❞

❝  people need someone to see them for what they are and not just see it but accept it.  i want to be that person for anyone i can…but it can be so suffocating to be that person and also remain unseen.  ❞

❝  sometimes i feel i’m being crushed under the weight of everything i’ll never be.  ❞

❝  you’re looking at me but you’re not seeing me.  do you know how that feels?  just see me.  please.  ❞

❝  i want to deserve you.  i’m trying to deserve you.  ❞

❝  i know i fucked up.  i know i did but don’t shut me out anymore.  let me in.  please let in.  ❞

❝  every time you smile at me,  i memorize it.  i remember each moment that i get to be the one to bring out that light inside you.  no matter what happens between us,  that’s what i’ll remember.   ❞

❝  i can’t help but think there’s got to be something out there for me,  somewhere.  just some place where i actually feel like i belong.  ❞ 

❝  the world is so big.  why do i never feel like i fit into it?  ❞

❝  when i’m with you i feel like myself.  i feel like every side of me is present and accepted.  and i feel good about it—  i feel good about who i am when i’m with you.  ❞

❝  do you like me?  i know you love me.  i know you care about me but.  do you like who i am?  ❞

❝  i want to look in the mirror one day and not feel uncomfortable with my own reflection.  ❞

❝  just take my hand and close your eyes.  pretend we’re anywhere else but here.  ❞

❝  so,  what would you be?  if you had to power to change all the things making you unhappy,  what would your life look like?  ❞

❝  do you even know what it does to me?  every time i see you cry,  any time you’re hurt even the smallest bit it just— do you realize how deeply you’ve imbedded yourself into my heart?  ❞

❝  i don’t feel like a whole person without you anymore.  i don’t fucking care if anyone else would say about that.  you’re part of who i am now.  the most important piece of me.  ❞

❝  every time you walk away you take another piece of me with you.  ❞

❝  i’m only really living in the moments when we’re together.  the rest is just existing until you look at me again.  ❞

❝  it feels like there’s a string around my heart and it’s connected to you.  everywhere you go you’re just tugging me behind,  pulling me towards you.  ❞

❝  you’ve got me in the palm of your hands.  you could crush me and i would still thank you for touching me at all.  ❞

❝  i no longer know where i end and you begin.  you’ve wound yourself around my soul so tightly,  you’re all i feel anymore.  ❞

❝  you’ve stolen my heart,  the least you could do is tell me what you intend to do with it.  ❞

❝  i don’t have perfect words.  i’m not the kind of person who knows how to sound poetic and shit.  so all i know what to tell you is that i belong to you.  i don’t know if you want me.  but i’m yours.  and at this point however it is you need me,  i’m here.  ❞

❝  you’re the only thing that matters anymore.  i can’t eat,  i can’t sleep—  all the goddamn cliches from every stupid movie and song.  you’re all i think about.  i’m useless except when i’m yours.  ❞

❝  i haven’t stopped thinking about the way you laugh.  i’m hoping i’ll get to hear it again.  ❞

❝  when your eyes are on me,  i feel like something worth seeing.  ❞

❝  just let me look at you for a little bit.  ❞

❝  i would do anything for you.  all my lines and rules.  they mean nothing when it comes to you.  it’d cross and break them all just to make you happy.  ❞

[devcnwrites]

⁎˚  ⠀  ⋆    📲      ›     alex !

micah: and when it starts to stop smelling like you i'm gonna have to ask you to not-steal it again

micah: what other thoughts do you have

micah: about the lyrics not me. ur cute though lol

micah: what kind of vibe are you thinking about going for

alex: or u could just....casually leave it at my place. 😇

alex: how much time do u have lol

alex: oh. my bad. the lyrics. not the fact that i'm not moaning ur name in the backseat of my car (my neck still hurts from that, not my best idea for a casual hookup setting but i digress)

alex: anyway.

alex: like i wanna make people feel good, yknow? i know that's the most basic thing to say bc music is meant to make people feel things.

alex: ie, def not another cheesy pop song

[hyunsung]

♡ (cr. sugrkook)

[devcnwrites]

⁎˚  ⠀  ⋆    📲      ›     alex !

micah: did u steal the red one i like 🤨

micah: i just saw it

micah: it's good

micah: thoughts on working on a song together when you return????

alex: yes and now i'm wearing it :) so now its gonna smell like me when u get it back (see its not stealing if ur getting it back!!)

alex: you really think so?

alex: i have MANY thoughts the first of which is a strong yes. all followed by equally strong thoughts of "u should be here w/ me"

alex: kinda makes me wish i had my own studio tbh

[devcnwrites]

MINKI

      “   before i throw a short joke in?   ”   minki echoes with a playful scoff,   “   you know—yeah,   you’re right,   i’m throwing a short joke in whether you like it or not.   your heels do nothing.   you’re still dopey the dwarf to me even with twenty-inch platform boots.   ”   he’s already bracing himself for a flurry of punches to the chest—which,   honestly?   was well-deserved.   karen deserves to throw a few hits in.   he then envelops her in a tight hug,   giving her an apologetic squeeze,   “   dopey’s my favorite,   though.   he reminds me of you,   ‘cause of the cute eyes.   ”

“that’s so--” karen doesn’t hesitate to thwack her very non-threatening fists against minki’s chest a couple times for good measure. “i come home after months away from you and all I get are comparisons to your favorite dwarf?” it doesn’t take her long to dissolve into giggles, thought, because she truly can’t be mad at minki when she walked right into the joke. karen squeezes him back, feeling relieved that the hard part is over and now they get to be together way more often.  lifting her face from where it was smooshed against minki’s chest, karen has to stop herself from smiling too hard.  they’ve done it.  they’ve conquered long distance. “I really, really missed you.”

[leneemusing]

THE  CLASSIC  ROMANCE  OF  A  GOOD  RAINSTORM 

[ POUR ]  for our muses to have a passionate reunion kiss in the rain.  

[ DOWN ]  for sender to have chased down receiver and pulled them into a kiss right when it begins to rain. 

[ CONVINCED ]  our muses are standing outside having a confrontation when it begins to rain,  sender kisses receiver to stop their rambling and prove they love them. 

[ CONVINCING ]  our muses are standing outside having a confrontation when it begins to rain,  receiver kisses sender to stop their rambling and prove they love them. 

[ FLOAT ]  for our muses to dance in the rain together. 

[ DRIZZLE ]  our muses are walking under an umbrella together but sender darts out from under it to jump in a puddle. 

[ SPRINKLE ]  our muses are walking under an umbrella together but receiver darts out from under it to jump in a puddle. 

[ SHELTER ]  sender can’t sleep due to a loud thunderstorm so they come to receiver’s bedroom to stay in their bed with them. 

[ SHELTERED ]  receiver can’t sleep due to a loud thunderstorm so they come to sender’s bedroom to stay in their bed with them. 

[ REST ]  our muses lay on the ground together while it rains. 

[ CONSOLE ]  sender is sitting outside on a porch/balcony,  crying while it rains and receiver sits down next to them to offer a shoulder to cry on. 

[ CONSOLED ]  receiver is sitting outside on a porch/balcony,  crying while it rains and sender sits down next to them to offer a shoulder to cry on. 

[ RITUAL ]  for our muses plans to have been ruined by a storm so they stay inside and have sex instead. 

[ ENJOY ]  for our muses to have sex outside beneath a covered area  (  tent/porch/gazebo etc  )  while it rains. 

[ WATCH ]  our muses have sex against a window while it rains. 

[ SAVE ]  for one muse to pick up the other to quickly carry them inside as it begins to rain.

[ JOY ]  our muses have just made up after a fight when it begins to rain,  sender picks up receiver and spins them around.  

[ REJOICE ]  our muses have just made up after a fight when it begins to rain,  receiver picks up sender and spins them around. 

[ SAFE ]  our muses are caught in a heavy rainstorm together and seek shelter in an abandoned building or cave. 

[ SECLUDED ]  our muses are on a road trip and are forced to pull over due to heavy rain and fog,  they end up fooling around in the car while they wait for it to clear up. 

❝  come on,  come dance with me in the rain.  ❞

❝  just stand still and feel the rain on your face.  ❞

❝  do you smell that?  it’s about to rain.  ❞

❝  i’ve always loved the rain.  ❞

❝  i like when it rains,  even if it’s loud and ruins plans.  it’s a sign of renewal and growth.  ❞

❝  are you seriously splashing in puddles right now?  ❞

❝  what are you doing— come inside before you catch a cold.  ❞

❝  jumping in puddles makes it impossible to be upset,  you should try it sometime.  ❞

❝  just let go for a little bit and come enjoy this storm.  it’s beautiful.  ❞

❝  i know this is gonna make me sound like a baby but thunderstorms really freak me out,  can i hang out with you until it gets quiet again?  ❞

❝  can i sleep in your bed tonight?  the thunder makes me jumpy. ❞

❝  you really love the rain,  huh?  look at you,  you’re all giddy.  ❞

❝  why do you hate storms so much?  ❞

❝  hey— it’s alright.  i think it was just some really loud thunder. ❞

❝  jesus christ! that lightning shook the whole house.  ❞

❝  if it’s about to rain shouldn’t you be closing the windows?  not opening them?  ❞

❝  you hear that?  it’s raining!  ❞

[devcnwrites]

HAJOON

      “   yes.   both sound good,   ”   hajoon says,   already swiping through his go-to food-delivery application.   while he mostly enjoyed his days off alone,   spending the evening with zach had become somewhat of a routine,   a distraction,   and a good way to unwind.   their mutual friends wonder how they manage to hold a conversation without hajoon unintentionally killing it within a minute,   but he supposes zach’s bright and seemingly endless energy balances everything out.   “   you should choose the movie tonight.   ”

“wow, such power.” zach gasps theatrically, he rlytrying to rack his brain for a movie they haven’t seen in a while.  he can’t watch the lion king without sobbing in the fetal position, so that’s an obvious out. hamilton would be a good source of entertainment, but he vaguely remembers the last time they watched that with their friends and it turned into an entire debate over historical accuracy versus artistic liberty.  “what about the remake of mary poppins? if we don’t get into that, we can find a documentary on national geographic.”